Imprisonment of Kurdish and Catalan leaders 'similar,' says trial observer
<p>The Kurdish lawyer Hadi Cin has said that the trial against Catalan independence leaders "is a political case," adding that Spain's Supreme Court "is not independent." A member of <span>Avocats Européens Démocrates, he compared the pre-trial imprisonment of Catalan politicians and activists with that of <span>Selahattin </span><span>Demirtas</span></span>, the head of the Kurdish HDP party, incarcerated in Turkey since November 6, 2016. He also regretted that the trial was taking place in a European country: "<span>There are serious human rights violations [in the world]. Turkey is one of these countries. Our expectation from Europe to protect human rights is very high, but this case disappointed me."</span><br></p> / ACN